Updating BIOS using Linux

[Richard_The_Lionhearted]

Okay I need some help. I don't have windows and need to update my BIOS. The mainboard is a "TriGem Delhi III" . The BIOS I'm looking for is version 1.20. So far I've only found one but it's an exe file. I've never updated a BIOS in Linux only in Windows. Can someone help me?

[oz]

Here's a howto that might help:

http://www.nenie.org/misc/flashbootcd.html

[Chromatic Distortion]

speaking of which,
Does anyone know how to make a backup of the bios settings from Linux?
Perhaps even backing up the bios chip executable code itself?

[Richard_The_Lionhearted]

Here's a howto that might help:

http://www.nenie.org/misc/flashbootcd.html

All that article has informed me is that it can't be done within Linux. At least not legally. Well I guess Linux really can't do everything after all. I'd rather buy Windows then waste my time going through with that. It's easier to do it on Windows and the chances are less that I'll screw up when compared to doing that.

[Chromatic Distortion]

it can't be done within Linux

Hmmm, I'm not so sure. If the vendor provides a binary file including the code to go into the bios chip, there must be a way to replace the code in linux with a modified kernel or specialized program or something.

It looks like someone has done just that-
check out this, it looks promising ->
http://www.openbios.org/

Pay attention to the /dev/bios page - looks like you can backup and flash your bios from Linux - who knew?
http://www.openbios.org/development/devbios.html

[pixelbeat]

The /dev/bios interface is out of date.

For up to date instructions for flashing a BIOS directly from linux see: Updating the BIOS using linux

[peteh]

All that article has informed me is that it can't be done within Linux.

I didn't think it could be done with Windows either. When I've done it I've always used a bootable floppy with DOS. I now have it on a bootable CD and as one of the articles said, I doubt that Microsoft would care that you have an old DOS disk.